Category Archives: advice

Just before we flew to NYC back in early February, Charlene and I were interviewed — along with another couple in One 15 Marina — by a Channel News Asia property program called SPEED about living aboard in Singapore. Wayne … Continue reading →

A while back I wrote some thoughts about why you might want to live aboard a boat in Singapore. I continue to get a lot of questions from people who are partly or wholly convinced, and now want to know … Continue reading →

My fiancée Charlene read my last post and decided she wanted to get in on the action too. She’s Singaporean and so she can provide some interesting perspective on why living aboard in Singapore is just not that common — and … Continue reading →

These days, thanks mostly to this blog, I get one or two emails a week from people interested in living aboard a boat here in Singapore. There are tentative “is this possible” type queries; “I’m on my way to Singapore … Continue reading →

We are Charlene and Kris, a Singaporean and American couple living in SE Asia. Oia is our boat. She's a 40' sloop outfitted for cruising; she has lain in Singapore for a couple years and is now nearly ready for some real sailing. This blog is about the trials, tribulations, and adventures of learning more about Oia, living on a boat, and sailing in Southeast Asia!